Thursday, October 11, 2012

For a while I have been on my search for jeans that would look good with short tops, since a have a lot great short tops in my closet that I simply didn't use since I had no pants for them. These guys pants (thrifted...) was perfect and in my size. They are quite baggy, with a low crutch and wide legs. For a more up to date silhouette I altered the inside leg seam to a more tapered look... I always wear them with a belt...

One thing that was really missing in my closet was jeans that would look good with short tops. Generally what looks good on me is very low pockets at the bag and a boyish kind of shape. I am very picky about the quality of the fabric, and the way it has been distorted. These lewis had just that old 80´s sturdyness, but they where just a couple of sizes to big. They were bought secondhand for about 8 dollars, and I thought what the hell I might give it a try and alter it to fit me...

What I did was I took of the beltloops at the side and the label, and then I just made a little seam parallel with the sideseam and just kind of let it disappear around the knees. I put the labelt and belt loops back on, put a belt on and they were perfect...

I wear them long with a little ruffle around my skoes or I fold them and wear them a little higher to show the boots or shoes...

For me going through my wardrobe is mostly about figuring out what I need to bind it all together, and solving little problems, like something that is not comfortable, the wrong colour or a silhouette that needs a little tweaking. That way I keep my clothes for a very long time. It just makes a lot of sense for me...

These are all jeans I use for longer tops, and since I like not to tight jeans, and never wear a belt under longer tops have I attached some fabrics and elastic at the waist of the very low cut ones. The top one and bottom one has a more generous fit around the legs and the middle one are quite tight but with some stretch...

when I bought these boots they were light blue and with leather soles. It is a very good quality and on sale at a ridiculous low prize... I was a happy girl... I gave them a new colour and rubber soles.

The brown boots was a gift for my birthday. They have wool inside and a waterproof goretex membrane. The shoe brand Bundgård is actually a children's shoe wear brand, but some designs they carry up to size 40. (I am a 38...). I am very happy about the zipper and laces solution...just so practical.... I am pretty sure they will keep my feet warm and dry...

Lately I have spend quite a bit of time going through my wardrobe. I have sewn some new stuff, but mostly I have just altered what I had and made changes like colour or lenght...

I needed some breezy and comfy pants that could be worn with sandals, converse or the like... I normally make my own pattern, but here is an exception. The pattern is from Stof og stil, and so is the fabric. They have started to get their most basic types of fabrics dyed in the same colour so you can get plain cotton, rib and velvet in the same colours. Very nice for a project like this.

Here I am caught by the lens of a celebrity photographer on my way to a weekend at the countryside... No not really... By the way quite happy about my new backpack, which is actually an old one bought secondhand some 15 years ago. It needed a little repair, and seeing these type of backpack everywhere at the moment, I finally took it to be made. Oh boy its so practical, leaving one hand for the coffee and another for the extra bag I always seem to be carrying around

Mette Antero Kjær

My world is a world of making...... I am a potter but it seems as if I cant keep my hands of anything that can be made. I love all the things that starts from basics, may it be clay, fibres, paints and so on.